A thousand ways of saying family: Thoughts on Star Trek – Discovery S4 (ep. 1-7)

Ostensibly the fourth season of what has become Star Trek‘s current flagship is all about a big, bad anomaly that is wantonly winging its way back and forth across the galaxy, causing damage, death and destruction. Discovery, which has embraced a serialised style of storytelling from the get-go, always has Continue Reading

Eurovision update: Russia out, new artists selected and Australia Decides

It has not been the world’s finest week … and that’s putting it mildly. Even as the COVID pandemic continues to stalk the world, Russia invaded Ukraine after weeks of military posturing at the border, plunging the emerging Western liberal democracy into a hellhole not even remotely of its making. Continue Reading

It’s a serious pirate’s life for me! Arrrr … or is it? Our Flag Means Death

SNAPSHOTOur Flag Means Death is loosely based on the true adventures of Stede Bonnet (Rhys Darby), a pampered aristocrat who abandons his life of privilege to become a pirate. The series also stars Academy Award winner Taika Waititi as Blackbeard, history’s most feared and revered pirate. Our Flag Means Death is a Continue Reading

All that is old is new again on Tatooine: The Book of Boba Fett

Like any franchise reasonably long in the tooth, in the vanishingly brief, blink-and-you’ll miss it timeframe of pop culture anyway, Star Wars always has to approach any new storytelling vehicles with the mindset of whether they intend to stick to a tried-and-true formula or going sprinting boldly forth (yes, that’s Continue Reading